| From Maktoob.com: The issuance of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, is expected to rise in the Gulf region next year as confidence returns to capital markets, a senior executive at Japanese investment bank Nomura said.
"We believe that we will see many issuances of either sukuk or bonds in the next 18 months, especially in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi," Mohamed Idriss, Nomura's head of global markets for the Middle East and North Africa, told Al Arabiya television. "Particularly in the energy and transportation sectors."............Full Article: Source
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